{"id":30243,"date":"2025-02-27T16:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T10:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/?p=30243"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:19:56","slug":"youtube-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Billion Listeners &#038; Counting: YouTube Dominates Video Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A big announcement: YouTube generates a billion monthly podcast listeners this year!<\/p>\n<p>In the last season, we discovered how YT was so ahead of other platforms, with 31% podcast listeners. Yesterday, YT made an official announcement of reaching more than 1 billion active podcast users monthly. This growth shows that every effort YouTube makes to improve the video podcast experience is paying off. Here&#8217;s everything!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-podcast\/#YouTube_Officially_Hits_1_Billion_Active_Podcast_Listeners\" title=\"YouTube Officially Hits 1 Billion Active Podcast Listeners\">YouTube Officially Hits 1 Billion Active Podcast Listeners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/veefly.com\/blog\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-podcast\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Officially_Hits_1_Billion_Active_Podcast_Listeners\"><\/span>YouTube Officially Hits 1 Billion Active Podcast Listeners<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30255 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/YOUTUBE-VIDEO-PODCAST-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"YOUTUBE-VIDEO PODCAST\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/YOUTUBE-VIDEO-PODCAST-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/YOUTUBE-VIDEO-PODCAST-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/YOUTUBE-VIDEO-PODCAST-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/YOUTUBE-VIDEO-PODCAST-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/YOUTUBE-VIDEO-PODCAST.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spotify also has a video podcast option for their users. However, billions of users accessing YouTube daily made it easier for the platform to grow itself in the vodcast sector.<\/p>\n<p>First, YouTube attracts viewers with fully displayed video podcasts. And now, leading YouTubers and even celebrities have started their<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/latest-youtube-updates\/youtube-for-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> video podcast on YouTube,<\/a> giving viewers another reason to choose YT over other platforms. Plus, viewers with YouTube Premium can also access video podcasts through an audio-only listening feature. So, viewers cannot just watch but can also listen to podcasts, depending on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Podcasts with video are more than just a trend, they meet audiences where they are: on YouTube. We\u2019ve specifically developed our podcast product experience to make it easier for fans to find podcasts they love, discover new ones, and watch (or listen!) wherever they want. We\u2019ve also added more and more podcasters into our revenue sharing program, the YouTube Partner Program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>YT had a dream of turning the choice of the US audience into picking YouTube when it comes to watching a vodcast. And the dream has come true!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether it is a podcast on YouTube or YouTube Music, it made sure it was where its users were. This is what worked for YouTube as a brand. Video podcasts also helped bring the highest engagement compared to primarily audio format due to\u00a0video recommendations and YouTube algorithms. If you haven&#8217;t started your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veefly.com\/youtube-marketing\/how-to-start-a-video-podcast-on-youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video podcast<\/a> yet, this is your sign to get going!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube Podcast Boom: 1B Users!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":30254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[136,158],"class_list":["post-30243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-youtube-updates","tag-youtube-news","tag-youtube-podcasts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3.1 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Still Ignoring YouTube Podcast? 1 Billion People Aren\u2019t!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"YouTube hits 1B monthly podcast listeners! 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